re: Who will start at QB in the fall?

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I hope JG can get his accuracy dowm. Love his athleticism, but not big on accuracy. And everything ive read out of spring is the same issue, accuracy

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JG's flaws last season were more in not getting rid of the ball quickly enough. He took too many sacks but he was also behind an epically bad OL with a epically bad OC calling plays. Accuracy was actually pretty good when he threw the ball but they barely called passes beyond short yardage - likely because the OL couldn't block. WRs last season were lost without Jennings. Callaway and Johnson were still learning although both should be a lot better this year (I do expect the WR corps to take a step forward this season).

If JG can make decision more quickly with where he's going with the ball I think that will help a lot. The game was too fast for him last season and the lack of protection only made it that much faster. The arm talent is there with JG no question. He's athletic but he's not Dobbs. To use an imperfect analogy, he's a pro-style QB closer to the Clausen/Martin mold (can scramble and make big yards when you're not looking) than the Shuler/Dobbs (can run like the wind and running by the QB must be accounted for by the defense on every play) mold.

At any rate, I don't think last year's passing game woes were the fault of the QBs. There were simply too many things going wrong from OL to WR to a first time OC to none of the QBs we played having had prior experience beyond a few backup snaps by QD. A lot of areas have to improve rather than just one position.

The good news is that I know for certain we've taken a step up with our new OL and WR coaches and am almost 100 percent certain that the new OC is better than Scott.